UN Documents Most Recent

  • 9 March 2016

    S/2016/232

    This was the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the DRC.

  • 9 March 2016

    S/2016/233

    This was the report of the Secretary-General on MONUSO.

  • 8 March 2016

    S/2016/223

    This was a concept note circulated by Angola ahead of the debate on conflict prevention in the Great Lakes Region.

  • 8 March 2016

    S/2016/225

    This was the Secretary-General’s report on MINUSTAH.

  • 8 March 2016

    SC/12273

    This press statement condemned the terrorist attack in Tunisia.

  • 7 March 2016

    S/2016/219

    This was a concept note circulated by Angola in preparation for the open debate on the role of women in conflict prevention and resolution in Africa.

  • 7 March 2016

    S/2016/218

    This was the report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security.

  • 7 March 2016

    SC/12272

    This was a press release announcing the addition of the LRA and Joseph Kony to the CAR sanctions list.

  • 4 March 2016

    S/2016/214

    This was the DPRK letter on resolution 2270.

  • 4 March 2016

    S/2016/209

    This was the final report of the Panel of Experts on Libya.

  • 3 March 2016

    S/PV.7641

    This was a briefing by OCHA head Stephen O'Brien.

  • 3 March 2016

    S/2016/215

    This was a letter containing the terms of reference of the visiting mission to West Africa in early March 2016 to Mali, Guinea-Bissau and UNOWAS in Dakar.

  • 3 March 2016

    S/2016/210

    This letter transmitted the recommendations of the Monitoring Team on measures that could be taken to strengthen monitoring of global implementation of resolutions 2199 and 2178.

  • 2 March 2016

    S/PV.7638

    This was the adoption of resolution 2270.

  • 2 March 2016

    S/RES/2271

    This resolution was a technical rollover extending the South Sudan sanctions regime for six weeks.

  • 2 March 2016

    S/RES/2270

    This was a resolution condemning in the strongest terms the nuclear test conducted by DPRK on 6 January 2016 and its ballistic missile launch of 7 February 2016, and demanding that it comply immediately with its international obligations.

  • 2 March 2016

    S/PV.7640

    This was a briefing on the Secretary-General’s report and recent political developments in Libya.

  • 29 February 2016

    S/PV.7637

    Special Representative Zahir Tanin briefed the Council on Kosovo and the most recent UNMIK report (S/2016/99).

  • 29 February 2016

    S/PV.7636

    The Council adopted resolution 2269 appointing Serge Brammertz as the prosecutor of the Mechanism with effect from 1 March until 30 June 2018.

  • 29 February 2016

    S/PV.7635

    The Council was briefed by German Minister of Foreign Affairs Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the chairperson of the OSCE, on the main priorities of the OSCE in 2016 and the crisis in Ukraine.

  • 29 February 2016

    S/RES/2269

    This was a resolution that appointed Serge Brammertz as the prosecutor of the Mechanism with effect from 1 March until 30 June 2018.

  • 26 February 2016

    S/2016/196

    This was the 29th OPCW report on chemical weapons.

  • 26 February 2016

    S/RES/2268

    This was a resolution that endorsed the cessation of hostilities and called for the resumption of political talks.

  • 26 February 2016

    S/PV.7634

    Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura briefed the Council ahead of the adoption of resolution 2268 on the cessation of hostilities.

  • 26 February 2016

    S/2016/189

    This was the report of the Secretary-General on UNIFIL.

  • 26 February 2016

    S/RES/2267

    This was a resolution renewing the mandate of UNIOGBIS for one year.

  • 25 February 2016

    S/2016/182

    This was the report of the Secretary-General on UNSMIL.

  • 24 February 2016

    S/RES/2266

    This was a resolution renewing the Yemen sanctions measures until 26 February 2017, and the mandate of the Panel of Experts until 27 March 2017.

  • 24 February 2016

    S/PV.7631

    The was the regular monthly humanitarian briefing by OCHA.

  • 24 February 2016

    S/2016/157

    This was the Panel of Experts' final report.

  • 23 February 2016

    S/PV.7629

    This was an open debate on the 2015 review of the UN peacebuilding architecture.

  • 23 February 2016

    SC/12254

    Condemned the 21 February ISIS attacks in Damascus and Homs.

  • 22 February 2016

    S/2016/73

    This was the final report of the Yemen Panel of Experts.

  • 22 February 2016

    S/2016/170

    This was a note by the president of the Council that outlined a set of measures aimed at improving the transparency of the Council’s subsidiary organs, improving the selection process and the preparation of chairs and improving the interaction and coordination among subsidiary organs and between the Council and the subsidiary organs.

  • 22 February 2016

    S/2016/169

    This was a report on UNMIL.

  • 19 February 2016

    SC/12252

    This was a press statement condemning the violence in the Malakal protection of civilians' site, which led to the deaths of 18 people.

  • 19 February 2016

    S/PV.7628

    This was a briefing, followed by consultations, on the situation in South Sudan and on UNMISS, as well as on the work of the 2206 South Sudan Sanctions Committee.

  • 18 February 2016

    S/PV.7627

    This was the regular monthly meeting on the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.

  • 18 February 2016

    SC/12250

    This was a press statement that expressed serious concern over Yemen’s humanitarian crisis, and urged all parties to the conflict in Yemen to take urgent steps towards resuming a ceasefire.

  • 18 February 2016

    S/2016/156

    This was the Secretary-General’s monthly report on the humanitarian situation.

  • 18 February 2016

    S/PV.7626

    This was a briefing by the chair of the 751/1907 Somalia/Eritrea Sanctions Committee

  • 17 February 2016

    S/PV.7625

    This was a briefing by the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Yemen, Ismael Ould Cheikh Ahmed.

  • 17 February 2016

    S/2016/152

    This was the 60-day report on the implementation of resolution 2254 on a political solution to the Syrian crisis.

  • 17 February 2016

    S/PV.7624

    This was a briefing by the Secretary-General’s Special Representative to Guinea-Bissau Miguel Trovoada.

  • 17 February 2016

    S/2016/153

    This was a letter from Israel claiming that Hezbollah had amassed an arsenal of more than 100,000 missiles and rockets.

  • 16 February 2016

    S/PV.7622

    This was a briefing from OCHA head Stephen O’Brien on the humanitarian situation in Yemen.

  • 16 February 2016

    S/PV.7623

    Special Representative Ján Kubiš briefed the Council and presented the Secretary-General’s reports on UNAMI (S/2016/77) and on Iraq/Kuwait missing persons and property (S/2016/87).

  • 16 February 2016

    A/70/729

    This was a report of the Secretary-General on special measures for protection from sexual exploitation and sexual abuse.

  • 15 February 2016

    S/PV.7621

    This was a ministerial-level open debate on the topic of “Respect for the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations as a key element for the maintenance of international peace and security".

  • 15 February 2016

    A/HRC/31/47

    This report describes widespread violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law, and abuses of human rights, perpetrated by all parties to the conflict in Libya throughout 2014 and 2015.

  • 12 February 2016

    SC/12240

    This was a press statement condemning a complex terrorist attack against MINUSMA in Kidal, during which seven peacekeepers from Guinea were killed.

  • 12 February 2016

    S/2016/142

    This was the first report of the UN-OPCW Joint Investigative Mechanism.

  • 12 February 2016

    S/2016/141

    This was the Secretary-General’s six-month report on Guinea-Bissau.

  • 12 February 2016

    S/2016/133

    This was the report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict in the Central African Republic.

  • 11 February 2016

    S/PV.7620

    This was a debate titled “Working Methods of Security Council Subsidiary Organs”.

  • 11 February 2016

    A/HRC/31/68

    The 11th report of the Commission of Inquiry on Syria.

  • 10 February 2016

    S/PV.7619

    This was the meeting adopting resolution 2265.

  • 10 February 2016

    S/RES/2265

    This was a resolution renewing the mandate of the Panel of Experts until 12 March 2017.

  • 9 February 2016

    S/2016/138

    This was the report of the Secretary-General on South Sudan.

  • 9 February 2016

    S/PV.7617

    This was a meeting adopting resolution 2264.

  • 9 February 2016

    S/RES/2264

    This was a resolution to increase the number of corrections officers in MINUSCA from 40 to 108.

  • 9 February 2016

    S/PV.7618

    This was a briefing by Jeffrey Feltman, the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, on UN counter-terrorism efforts against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, followed by consultations.

  • 7 February 2016

    SC/12234

    This was a press statement condemning the DPRK's 7 February satellite launch.

  • 7 February 2016

    SC/12234

    This was a press statement condemning the DPRK's 7 February satellite launch.

  • 4 February 2016

    S/2016/115

    This was the annual report of the PBC on its ninth session in 2015.

  • 4 February 2016

    S/2016/117

    This was a letter from the Republic of Korea regarding the DPRK's announcement that it would launch a satellite.

  • 3 February 2016

    A/HRC/31/CRP.1

    The Commission of Inquiry's thematic report, Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Deaths in Detention in the Syrian Arab Republic, examines the killing of detainees by all parties.

  • 2 February 2016

    S/2016/102

    This was a concept note circulated by Venezuela for the debate titled “Working Methods of Security Council Subsidiary Organs”.

  • 2 February 2016

    SC/12233

    This was a press statement condemning the 30 January terrorist attacks by Boko Haram in Dalori village in north-eastern Nigeria, which resulted in a large number of deaths and casualties.

  • 2 February 2016

    A/70/709

    This was the Secretary-General's report for the 2016 World Humanitarian Summit.

  • 1 February 2016

    S/2016/113

    This was a letter the UK sent to the Council president requesting the retention of the situation in Myanmar on the list of items of which the Council is seized.

  • 1 February 2016

    S/2016/103

    This was a concept note circulated by Venezuela for the open debate on the topic of “Respect for the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations as a key element for the maintenance of international peace and security”.

  • 1 February 2016

    SC/12232

    Condemned the ISIS attack on 31 January in Damascus.

  • 1 February 2016

    S/2016/99

    This was the report of the Secretary-General on UNMIK.

  • 1 February 2016

    A/HRC/31/38

    This was a report to the Human Rights Council from the OHCHR.

  • 29 January 2016

    S/PV.7614

    The Council was briefed on the visiting mission held between 21 and 23 January to Burundi and the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and the new head of UNSOM, Michael Keating, and the new head of AMISOM, Francisco Caetano José Madeira, briefed the Council via video teleconference.

  • 29 January 2016

    SC/12229

    Council members expressed concern regarding the developments leading to the indefinite postponement of the final round of elections in Haiti, scheduled to have taken place on 27 December 2015 and postponed, for the second time, to 24 January.

  • 29 January 2016

    S/2016/92

    This was the Secretary-General’s report on the threat posed by ISIL to international peace and security and the range of UN efforts in support of member states in countering the threat.

  • 28 January 2016

    S/RES/2263

    The Council extended UNFICYP's mandate for six months.

  • 28 January 2016

    S/2016/89

    This was a Council letter requesting the Secretary-General to proceed with the merger of OSES and UNOWA.

  • 28 January 2016

    SC/12226

    This was a press statement welcoming the agreement on an electoral model announced on 27 January while stressing the importance of further progress in the electoral, federal and constitutional review processes and also condemning recent attacks by the Islamist rebel group Al-Shabaab.

  • 28 January 2016

    S/PV.7613

    This was a vote on resolution 2263.

  • 28 January 2016

    S/2016/85

    This was the 28th OPCW report on chemical weapons.

  • 28 January 2016

    S/2016/87

    This was the Secretary-General’s report on Iraq/Kuwait missing persons and property.

  • 27 January 2016

    S/PV.7612

    The regular monthly humanitarian briefing was held, with briefings by OCHA and by the World Food Programme on access to food, malnutrition and starvation in Syria.

  • 27 January 2016

    S/RES/2262

    This resolution renewed the CAR sanctions regime until 31 January 2017.

  • 26 January 2016

    S/PV.7610

    The Secretary-General briefed the Council at a ministerial-level open debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the question of Palestine.

  • 26 January 2016

    S/2016/77

    This was the Secretary-General’s report on UNAMI.

  • 25 January 2016

    S/PV.7608

    The Council was briefed on UNAMID by Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous.

  • 25 January 2016

    S/RES/2261

    This was a resolution establishing a political mission to monitor and verify the laying down of arms and the bilateral ceasefire and cessation of hostilities between the Government of Colombia and the FARC-EP.